Inspiring Action

Who’s that girl?

I have taken a good chunk of the last month away from my desk - and I have loved (almost!) every second of it. December was historically my busiest time of year as a lawyer (suddenly that deal that had been gathering dust on my client’s desk for months becomes more urgent than a trip to the bathroom after a particularly potent vindaloo the night before). So, finally being in control of my December was novel - and much appreciated!

Some of my time-off was productive (I am now the proud owner of a set of “P” plates after successfully passing my driving test - it only took 3.5 attempts…the less said about that the better).

Some of it was self-indulgent (I now seem to be wearing the entire contents of my snack cupboard around my waist).

A lot of it was spent in my dressing gown (my kids now don’t recognise me when I dare to slip into something a lot less comfortable - but, I suspect, a lot more socially acceptable).

But most of it was spent reflecting on the rollercoaster of a year I’d had - from the punch-in-the-face in the form of my redundancy, to doubting myself, to feeling lost, to feeling vulnerable, to launching a podcast, to feeling more vulnerable, to feeling strangely at ease with myself, to feeling lit up, to feeling ready to take on the next level of what’s in store for me (even though I don’t fully know what that is yet!).

I now see the sweet spot in all of this, the turning point, the point where the self-doubt ended and the self-belief began. It lies in the moment I chose to own up to my redundancy - the moment I chose to embrace my vulnerability over it. Which led to me taking away the power it had over me; taking away the “if only you knew” heaviness that had been bearing down on me. An absolute game-changer.

If you’re where I was - full of self-doubt, unsure of where to go next - please know that you’re not alone (continued in comments).

It’s an open-hearted, solo episode from me this week - to these three little bears, explaining to them what I have been through this year in my career and the most powerful lesson I have learnt from it; the lesson that I will do all I can to remind them of each and every day.

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As this week’s podcast guest, Stacy Holland ( ), said so beautifully in the letter she read out to her girls at the end of our conversation, “So when you're having those wobbly moments. The moments of doubt, of worry, of fear - know that I'm with you in your heart and that we're walking side by side together always”.

What a reassuring hug of a message to instil in our little ones. In fact, when I think about it, that thought gives me strength even as an adult, knowing that my parents and grandparents (and beyond) are inherently with me in my heart, walking side by side with me, no matter what. Beautiful.

Click on the link in my bio to hear my full conversation with Stacy (or you can listen on whichever other podcast platform you use).

The face of someone whose remembered to move the elf.

You know I adore the beautiful letters my podcast guests read out to their children at the end of our interviews, and the letter last week’s guest, Natasha Jain ( ), wrote to her little boy, Rien, is no exception. “Dream big, my baby. And then dream bigger.” Oh, those words get me.

Because, we all start off with beautifully bold, “I-don’t-care-what-anyone-else-thinks-I’m-going-to-do-this-anyway” dreams. But for too many of us, those dreams get smaller the bigger we get. Why does it need to be that way? Who says we need to change our dreams to align with our reality?

Natasha is a powerful example of someone who is doing the opposite of that - she is changing her reality to align with her dreams.

And I am watching in admiration and taking notes.

Click on the link in my bio to hear my full conversation with Natasha (or you can listen on whichever other podcast platform you use).

Go on - admit it - you’ve thought the same, haven’t you?

And I get it - “coaching” can sound like an airy-fairy chore that will challenge nothing more than your ability to stay awake. And, to be brutally honest, I think it can be like that - IF you don’t have the right chemistry with your coach.

I’m honoured that the incredible clients that I work with have had a different experience (swipe right).

If you have been tempted to see what coaching can do for you, let’s arrange a call to see if we have the right chemistry. I have 1-2-1 slots opening up in January and I would love to show anyone that’s ready to work with me that coaching can be immensely powerful. And fun.

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